The Wilmingtonian., 1887-01-01
1887. Sa,utatory. 1887.

present season, the Christmas Holidays
while each day brings with its dawn somt
new-ex xpected or unexpected pleasure, sud
ieny we flud ourselves writing the new
>uperscription eighteen hundred aud eight,
seven,' and, it is New Years Day
Even the most frivolous TIE gayest aud
most superficial are self-irrested, if but fol
moments fash. None the less indelblt
= the quick impression as the new date ap
pears upon the page for the Fl st time. Th,
tholght-pictuie is how surely time is NOV.
ug on, or rather more truly that we oui.
selves are en- royage
Perhaps however the truest philosophy
II it undoubtedly is the truest religions
To let The past go, the dead past to be self
Odried, aud look only to what is before Ut
# life, to see with what honest, sturdy, per-
Istent effort we can carve and delve out Of
tue sightess future some measure of sue
cess.
Around US, the WILMINGToNIAN sees with
sncerest qualification every evidence of re-
urn of good times for Wilmington. In
ilfferent directions business is booming.
The New Year is ushered in as reports COME
# the large shipbdldng and manufacturing
drms of our CITY being filled it'll orders, in
,ume instances of twelvemonths' work ou
aud. This is cheering and happy pros
rect both for laborer aud capitalist.
Another point over which Wilmington
nay have heart felt gratitude is the disap.
pearauce of thai social bugbe the Strike
never again, we hope, to reappear within
mr city borders.
The political fell too seems to give some
nope. Rcform is sed-alas, it har
ieen too often prOmised-but on this occa-
SION offs has been accepted upon certain
definitely, upon the public platform, stated
their identity 10 political theories with the
Reformers. they have all, with one nota-
Die exception, that of the gentleman who
uas secured, before the proper time, the suf-
fGages of the yet unborn new State legisla.
ule, the highest gift in tho hands of Della
Sareans, the United Ssnatorshp-Senatol
Gray alone is yet without ing given tu
his constituents an open, cand'd aud definite
ldhesicn to the popular ory Of Reform. Aud
yet this honorable gentleman is to go with
,ut question or opposition to Washington
Does this fact speak well for intelligent
4olitics, or an honest citizenship, or an in
dependent franchise in our State. Can it be
hat the D1lawareau, knowing what he
reeds, dare not ask it-or cannot exact time
and pertinent guarantees from those who
some to him as supplisnts for political pre-
treuce
But, perhaps the good time is coming.
There will be more and better opportunity
illogical and intelligent action when VT
gain the advantage of legalIzed primal lie,
md the other good things asked for lately
" the Young Mems Democratic Club.
Another direction in wi ich our citizens
nay see a brighten ng hor zun is that OF
Education. Fiue new buildings have been
erected in the past year. The School Off.
als seem to be laboring hard for an ad
Saneed proficiency in the work both of pu.
plls and teache 3 in the Public Schools. A
oiIht poiut is the Teachers Institute, com
ing off in few days. From this Meeting
verything of good may be angured wheI
the teachers of New Castle County meet il
wilmington early this month.
In regard to municipal administration
here have been some sad hi ches. Tue sud
len depletion of the Street Commissioner
appropriation is an instance, to say tn
east, OF most indifferent budget estimating
iuo udppleSJ icVOlu VI lne year, muLlCl
Ially speaking is the worthy aud trium
phant success of the Park Commissioners
AL glory aud honor to Messrs Candy aud
| Mention! Next Spring the happy chiIdre
II Brandyw:ne Park should weave garland
of wild q 1'wers in memory of those two no
ule bene factors of theirs. 1t is to the unr,
hitting and incrssaut disinterestedness u
The Sc two citizens that t children of WI
mingtou have in perpetuty the delightir
| Brandy wine Park as their everlasting iuhe
itance.
Another pleasant retle ction though of
| somewhat d fferent nature is that of III
Chief MagstIate's record. With unqualified
| pleasure we congratulate Mayor Rhoads upu
his successful administration Of muncipa
affairs. Mr.. Rhoads has been assduous, watol
lul aud industrious. Mr.. Rhuads has mad
good mayer. Moe cannot be said.
unqualified pra Sc Is due also to our exec
lent Ch ief Of Police JOhu ]. Duughelty au
his fficers. Amorg the numerous high
creditable POINTS in their record we no
simply that Of the short, harp, and decisi'
app pIeheDsion OF those who attempted to {
tablish tie bsIbariiy OF puglism in Del
ware. Thanks to the efficiency of our w
lice such brutality found no harborage heT'
Tuere is one foul blot that maybe referre
to with trenchsnt animadversiou namely Il
quasi legalizing of the policy business